Level C - Lesson 55

Trình độ C - Bài 55

1. He often ________ about his expensive car.
(A) praises
(B) shows
(C) boasts
(D) prides
2. Have you heard the news? Charles has got married ________ Sarah.
(A) to
(B) with
(C) at
(D) by
3. He went to bed ________ very ill.
(A) felt
(B) feeling
(C) feels
(D) having felt
4. Could you ________ me five pounds? I'll pay you back next Monday.
(A) lend
(B) borrow
(C) take
(D) return
5. Doctors hope that one day a cure for cancer will ________.
(A) find
(B) been found
(C) has been found
(D) be found
6. My wife and I have much pleasure in ________ the invitation to your daughter's wedding.
(A) taking
(B) accepting
(C) thanking
(D) welcoming
7. He is a very ________ player. He practises for two hours every morning.
(A) amateur
(B) keen
(C) excited
(D) impatient
8. I had a ________, which I couldn't explain, that something terrible was going to happen.
(A) sense
(B) thought
(C) feeling
(D) view
9. If you're trying to lose weight, you should ________ off fatty food.
(A) go
(B) keep
(C) be
(D) eat
10. When he felt school, John decided to ________ a priest instead of studying languages.
(A) change to
(B) become
(C) train for
(D) study for
11. She ________ drive to the station every day but then she suddenly decided to walk instead.
(A) was used to
(B) had used to
(C) was using to
(D) used to
12. ________ hard he tries, John never wins at tennis.
(A) Wherever
(B) Whenever
(C) However
(D) Whatever
13. When he was hit on the head, he ________ consciousness.
(A) lost
(B) fell
(C) missed
(D) dropped
14. He got a bad mark because he had ________ a lot of mistakes in his homework.
(A) made
(B) done
(C) completed
(D) committed
15. The student who ________ in his exams was expelled from the school.
(A) tricked
(B) cheated
(C) deceived
(D) betrayed
16. The car came round the corner ________ full speed.
(A) for
(B) at
(C) to
(D) by
17. I dreamt ________ you last night.
(A) of
(B) off
(C) on
(D) in
18. - Didn't he wait for me? - No, he ________.
(A) set off to a stroll alone
(B) set off on a stroll alone
(C) set out to a stroll alone
(D) set down to a stroll alone
19. If I can't come back on time, Betty ________ her dinner alone.
(A) has
(B) would have
(C) will have
(D) will have had
20. As black as ________ = very dirty.
(A) the Ace of Spades
(B) ink
(C) midnight
(D) the earth


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Level C - Lesson 54

Trình độ C - Bài 54

1. When I was a child I always wanted to ________ to play the piano.
(A) know
(B) learn
(C) make
(D) discover
2. I can't make ________ what's happening.
(A) away
(B) out
(C) do
(D) over
3. I've put on so much weight that my clothes don't ________ me any more.
(A) match
(B) suit
(C) agree with
(D) fit
4. He's such a naughty child; it's amazing what his mother lets him ________ away with.
(A) go
(B) make
(C) do
(D) get
5. Bob ________ to the hospital five minutes before the birth of his daughter.
(A) was
(B) reached
(C) got
(D) arrived
6. He took the trouble to write ________ the complete list for us.
(A) on
(B) out
(C) off
(D) through
7. ________ the papers, the Prime Minister is giving a speech on the economy tomorrow.
(A) Referring to
(B) According to
(C) Related to
(D) Attached to
8. Clearing the weeds from the churchyard was a much harder ________ than the children had imagined it would be.
(A) deed
(B) task
(C) service
(D) work
9. It is a minor road and very narrow and ________ in places.
(A) bending
(B) winding
(C) wandering
(D) turning
10. My application for a trading licence was ________.
(A) held down
(B) let down
(C) put down
(D) turned down
11. I am very fond of Graham Greene's novels. He is my ________ modern author.
(A) favoured
(B) favourite
(C) likely
(D) popular
12. Jane studied zoology at university and ________.
(A) I did also
(B) also I did
(C) so did I
(D) so I did
13. Biting one's fingernails is a very bad ________.
(A) custom
(B) way
(C) habit
(D) tradition
14. Are you saying you want me to work all weekend? You ________ be serious.
(A) mustn't
(B) can't
(C) might not
(D) shouldn't
15. He is so keen ________ learning, you should encourage him in his efforts.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) for
(D) of
16. Don't blame me ________ that!
(A) of
(B) to
(C) for
(D) with
17. I don't think he actually had ________ me about his problems.
(A) tells
(B) tell
(C) to tell
(D) telling
18. The judge shouted to counsel on both sides that he would ________ no argument on the issue and enjoined them to ________.
(A) hear...vote
(B) accept...speculation
(C) brook...silence
(D) entertain...tolerance
19. Leadville was ________ out when the silver boom collapsed in 1893.
(A) phased
(B) wiped
(C) knocked
(D) eased
20. The politician rehearsed his speech again and again until he was unsure that he was word ________.
(A) precise
(B) exact
(C) accurate
(D) perfect


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Level C - Lesson 53

Trình độ C - Bài 53

1. When the police eventually found my wallet, it was completely ________.
(A) empty
(B) vacant
(C) deserted
(D) open
2. It was a sad day when the factory finally closed and the workers were all ________.
(A) paid back
(B) paid off
(C) paid out
(D) paid up
3. You will become ill ________ you stop working so hard.
(A) until
(B) when
(C) unless
(D) if
4. The sooner we leave this terrible hotel, the ________!
(A) rather
(B) better
(C) preferable
(D) ideal
5. You won't need an umbrella after all: the weather seems to be ________.
(A) clearing up
(B) setting up
(C) clearing off
(D) wearing off
6. When you stay in a country for some time you get used to the people's ________ of life.
(A) habit
(B) custom
(C) way
(D) system
7. We can no longer afford the cost of ________ two cars, so we're selling one.
(A) operating
(B) managing
(C) running
(D) controlling
8. A soldier has to learn to carry ________ orders as soon as they are given.
(A) on
(B) out
(C) through
(D) off
9. Too many footballers these days refuse to ________ the referee's decision.
(A) agree
(B) accept
(C) allow
(D) approve
10. It's not fair that I ________ always have to do the washing-up.
(A) would
(B) should
(C) ought(to)
(D) must
11. I don't think Nicole will have any problems at the interview: she's a very self-________ young lady.
(A) reliable
(B) confident
(C) trusting
(D) dependent
12. Last summer was so hot that the ________ in the wood actually dried up.
(A) pond
(B) bath
(C) bowl
(D) flood
13. It is over a year ________ I visited the dentist.
(A) since
(B) past
(C) yet
(D) when
14. There's an interesting job ________ in today's newspaper.
(A) informed
(B) advertised
(C) announced
(D) issued
15. The drawing lessons usually start ________ 4 p.m.
(A) with
(B) on
(C) in
(D) at
16. I though you said that you were ________ to be in Spain this weekend.
(A) supposed
(B) assumed
(C) intended
(D) planned
17. Motorway traffic was ________ after a lorry overturned and spilt its load over the northbound carriageway.
(A) diverged
(B) digressed
(C) deflected
(D) diverted
18. Being described by the Americans as a homemaker seems infinitely preferable to being referred to as a(n) ________ housewife.
(A) only
(B) lone
(C) mere
(D) sole
19. I wish they ________ change their minds so often!
(A) shouldn't
(B) wouldn't
(C) mightn't
(D) couldn't
20. The Tabors lived a life thought to be ________ even by their contemporaries.
(A) extortionate
(B) exorbitant
(C) extravagant
(D) extraneous


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Level C - Lesson 52

Trình độ C - Bài 52

1. Take the number 7 bus and get ________ at Forest Road.
(A) up
(B) down
(C) outside
(D) off
2. My sister had a baby daughter yesterday, and she is my first ________.
(A) nephew
(B) cousin
(C) niece
(D) relation
3. Will the Government be able to ________ all their immense difficulties?
(A) defeat
(B) overcome
(C) dismiss
(D) overtake
4. There was nothing ________ to eat in the refrigerator or in the cupboard.
(A) at last
(B) at least
(C) at once
(D) at all
5. The teacher was angry with them because they kept ________ talking at the back of the class.
(A) on
(B) up
(C) up with
(D) down
6. After going to several interviews, she eventually ________ to get a job.
(A) managed
(B) could
(C) achieved
(D) succeeded
7. If only he ________ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.
(A) had
(B) has
(C) would have
(D) should have
8. A small ________ of students was waiting outside the class to see the teacher.
(A) gang
(B) crowd
(C) team
(D) group
9. Many countries still rely on rice as the ________ food.
(A) capital
(B) staple
(C) superior
(D) winning
10. Please take your place in the ________.
(A) queue
(B) tail
(C) row
(D) file
11. He liked to sit ________ the river and fish.
(A) at
(B) next
(C) beside
(D) along
12. The poor man had fallen ________ in front of a bus.
(A) in full
(B) full length
(C) in full cry
(D) at full tilt
13. Last time his teacher brougt him some books ________ art.
(A) with
(B) for
(C) on
(D) of
14. I am thinking of looking ________ a new job.
(A) to
(B) at
(C) after
(D) for
15. I've never been good ________ arithmetic.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) with
(D) at
16. I'm afraid it's pointless ________.
(A) asking Mary for help
(B) to ask help from Mary
(C) to ask Mary of help
(D) to ask Mary of helping
17. There is no need for you to shout ________.
(A) at the top of your voice
(B) on the top of your voice
(C) on top of your voice
(D) at your top voice
18. I ________ him about it for more than two days now and I still don't know the answer.
(A) am asking
(B) asked
(C) have been asking
(D) have asked
19. He ________ his success to hard work.
(A) attributes
(B) abides
(C) aims
(D) angles
20. Because the disease is relatively rare and doctors knoe little about it, any treatment prescribed can ________ the pain but cannot ________ the patient.
(A) alleviate...infect
(B) palliate...cure
(C) abate...affect
(D) minimize...revive


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Level C - Lesson 51

Trình độ C - Bài 51

1. In Britain home ownership has ________ rapidly since 1960.
(A) enlarged
(B) raised
(C) grown
(D) heightened
2. Nobody ________ that aeroplane crash.
(A) survived
(B) recovered
(C) lived
(D) released
3. The bus was so late reaching the station that I ________ missed my train.
(A) almost
(B) already
(C) soon
(D) entirely
4. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ________.
(A) sight
(B) view
(C) presence
(D) appearance
5. You ________ have seen the Jacobs yesterday - they're in Australia.
(A) mustn't
(B) needn't
(C) can't
(D) shouldn't
6. The hotel has been built on the ________ of a lake.
(A) border
(B) boundary
(C) edge
(D) front
7. His performance was ________; the audience was delighted.
(A) unmarked
(B) faultless
(C) worthless
(D) imperfect
8. Please ________ your bill before you leave the shop and make sure that it is correct.
(A) check
(B) control
(C) esteem
(D) figure
9. It's difficult to see through the windscreen - I can't even make ________ where the road is.
(A) up
(B) out
(C) into
(D) over
10. I found the book rater dull, I couldn't read it ________.
(A) by the end
(B) to the end
(C) on the end
(D) at an end
11. She has to work hard to keep the house ________ and tidy with three small children.
(A) smooth
(B) neat
(C) ordered
(D) plain
12. How much have you borrowed ________ me already?
(A) of
(B) off
(C) on
(D) from
13. This warm coat will protect you ________ the cold.
(A) from
(B) about
(C) at
(D) of
14. Spies may have a number of ________ names and papers.
(A) artificial
(B) synthetic
(C) false
(D) imitation
15. He was ________ after he had packed for the holidays.
(A) tired off
(B) tired out
(C) tired down
(D) worn out
16. If I had known about it, I ________ him to go.
(A) would have told
(B) will tell
(C) told
(D) would tell
17. You ________ better be careful not to miss the train!
(A) would
(B) should
(C) had
(D) did
18. I hope you don't mind me ________ so late at night.
(A) telephoning
(B) to telephone
(C) telephone
(D) to have telephoned
19. As cunning as a ________ = very clever, very smart.
(A) a fox
(B) a leopard
(C) an owl
(D) an owl
20. Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific ________.
(A) divisions
(B) disciplines
(C) matters
(D) compartments


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Level C - Lesson 50

Trình độ C - Bài 50

1. He kept the door open by putting a ________ under it.
(A) triangle
(B) block
(C) wedge
(D) wood
2. ________ from Tom, all the workers said they would go.
(A) Only
(B) Except
(C) Apart
(D) Separate
3. This cloth ________ very thin.
(A) feels
(B) touches
(C) holds
(D) handles
4. He says he has got ________ in his stomach.
(A) hurt
(B) aches
(C) pains
(D) suffering
5. The taxi-drivers are complaining that their fares are too ________.
(A) small
(B) little
(C) low
(D) few
6. The gunman ________ the pilot of the plane to change direction.
(A) demanded
(B) made
(C) controlled
(D) forced
7. As soon as the firebell rang everyone walked quickly downstairs and out of the building, ________ gathered in the car park.
(A) while
(B) then
(C) before
(D) to
8. He has a very strong ________ to see his country again.
(A) desire
(B) want
(C) liking
(D) feeling
9. Be careful! Don't ________ your drink on the table.
(A) spill
(B) spread
(C) flood
(D) flow
10. This wet weather has lasted for three weeks now; ________ rained every single day.
(A) there has
(B) there was
(C) it has
(D) it was
11. It is a very long ________ from Tokyo to London.
(A) tour
(B) track
(C) flight
(D) travel
12. Excuse me! Can't you see the doctor's notice? Do you mind not ________?
(A) to smoke
(B) smoking
(C) smoke
(D) be smoking
13. Browns Ltd will have to ________ sales during the coming year.
(A) expand
(B) enlarge
(C) increase
(D) extend
14. The party, ________ I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.
(A) by which
(B) at which
(C) for which
(D) to which
15. That's the woman ________ daughter I nearly married when I was younger.
(A) whom
(B) that
(C) whose
(D) which
16. I would be thankful ________ any advice you can give me.
(A) about
(B) on
(C) for
(D) at
17. I haven't accused him ________ anything, but I suspect him of having taken it.
(A) by
(B) to
(C) of
(D) on
18. The spy surrendered himself ________ the enemy and was condemned to death.
(A) to
(B) in
(C) with
(D) for
19. Joyce's novel Finnegan's Wake continues to ________ critics, including those who find it comprehensible and call it ________.
(A) appall...genial
(B) enthrall...nonsensical
(C) baffle...transparent
(D) bore...compelling
20. Although this disease threatens the lives of several thousand persons every year, the ________ of supplies and equipment has ________ the progress of medical research for a cure.
(A) discontinuance...ensured
(B) scarcity...hampered
(C) rationing...enhanced
(D) squandering...facilitated


Xem lại bài Level C - Lesson 49 và bài Level C - Lesson 50

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Level C - Lesson 49

Trình độ C - Bài 49

1. He enjoyed the dessert so much that he accepted a second ________ when it was offered.
(A) load
(B) pile
(C) helping
(D) sharing
2. He put a ________ against the tree and climbed up to pick the apples.
(A) scale
(B) staircase
(C) grade
(D) ladder
3. The Dorchester is one of London's most ________ hotels.
(A) well-off
(B) wealthy
(C) rich
(D) luxurious
4. Some drivers seem to expect everyone else to get ________ their way.
(A) away from
(B) out of
(C) off
(D) after
5. It's ________ long time since he last saw his brothers and sisters.
(A) such a
(B) so
(C) very
(D) too
6. The dentist told him to open his mouth ________.
(A) broad
(B) much
(C) greatly
(D) wide
7. He left home more than an hour ago. He ________ be at work by now.
(A) shall
(B) can
(C) must
(D) would
8. I ________ you wear the blue coat rather than the pink one.
(A) suggest
(B) say
(C) advise
(D) encourage
9. When we were in London we went on a few short day ________ to some famous places.
(A) journeys
(B) trips
(C) travels
(D) voyages
10. The blue curtains began to ________ after they had been hanging in the sun for two months.
(A) fade
(B) die
(C) dissolve
(D) melt
11. Arthur seems calm enough, but he has a very violent ________.
(A) temper
(B) mood
(C) person
(D) stage
12. It's five years ________ I went to England.
(A) since
(B) for
(C) last
(D) when
13. They can only cure him ________ his illness if they operate on him.
(A) of
(B) off
(C) on
(D) in
14. I believe ________ taking my time.
(A) on
(B) with
(C) of
(D) in
15. He is not only indifferent to other people; he is often extremely rude ________ them as well.
(A) at
(B) for
(C) to
(D) with
16. You demand too much ________ him; he is not really equal to the task.
(A) for
(B) of
(C) at
(D) in
17. The branch unexpectedly gave ________ and the surprised cat found herself suddenly on the ground.
(A) way
(B) in
(C) away
(D) back
18. Betty saw her little brother ________ after his dog.
(A) run
(B) ran
(C) runs
(D) is running
19. If you ________ Tom, tell him to come and see us on Friday.
(A) met
(B) meet
(C) have met
(D) has met
20. Our magazine ________ in May if we receive all the articles on time.
(A) is published
(B) will be published
(C) would be published
(D) will have publish


Xem lại bài Level C - Lesson 48 và bài Level C - Lesson 49

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Level C - Lesson 48

Trình độ C - Bài 48

1. My phones is out of order, which is a ________.
(A) hurt
(B) harm
(C) trouble
(D) nuisance
2. The organizers decided to go ahead with the match ________ the bad weather.
(A) in spite
(B) although
(C) unless
(D) despite
3. He kept his job ________ the manager had threatened to sack him.
(A) despite
(B) unless
(C) even
(D) although
4. It takes most people three or four days to ________ from flu.
(A) cure
(B) prevent
(C) recover
(D) get over
5. The house has been left empty for a long time; it will be expensive to ________ the damage that has been done.
(A) fix
(B) mend
(C) improve
(D) repair
6. We were ________ by the noise in the forest.
(A) afraid
(B) frightened
(C) feared
(D) nervous
7. No thanks, I won't have another chocolate: I'm trying to ________ weight.
(A) rid
(B) drop
(C) lose
(D) throw
8. Is there ________ at all I can do to help?
(A) everything
(B) someone
(C) no one
(D) anything
9. I'm afraid I can't repair the car: we'll have to wait until the mechanic ________.
(A) will come
(B) may come
(C) is coming
(D) comes
10. ________ you do better work than this, you won't pass the exam.
(A) Although
(B) If
(C) Unless
(D) When
11. My parents got up very early this morning ________ pack the car for our journey.
(A) so that
(B) in order to
(C) because
(D) in case
12. "I ________ that a shame!" she said, when she heard that Alex had been sacked.
(A) 'll call
(B) call
(C) 'm calling
(D) called
13. The deer ________ for the shelter of the forest when there are people about.
(A) go
(B) get
(C) make
(D) take
14. Everybody is very anxious about the ________ of the negotiations.
(A) outbreak
(B) outcome
(C) output
(D) outlook
15. We have been corresponding ________ each other for years.
(A) to
(B) with
(C) at
(D) by
16. When he was questioned about the missing ring, he firmly ________ that he had ever seen it.
(A) defied
(B) accused
(C) refused
(D) denied
17. Have you ever been introduced to ________?
(A) the royalty
(B) royalty
(C) royalties
(D) the royalties
18. She's rung ________ I must have said something to upset her.
(A) up
(B) round
(C) back
(D) off
19. The police set a ________ to catch the thieves.
(A) plan
(B) device
(C) snare
(D) trap
20. The rise in the house prices ________ him to seel his house for a large profit.
(A) achieved
(B) managed
(C) facilitated
(D) enabled


Xem lại bài Level C - Lesson 47 và bài Level C - Lesson 48

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Level C - Lesson 47

Trình độ C - Bài 47

1. I'm sorry, I haven't got ________ change. Why don't you try the bank?
(A) some
(B) lots
(C) any
(D) all
2. Ford is one of the most popular ________ of car in Britain.
(A) makes
(B) marks
(C) models
(D) brands
3. I must ________ shopping tomorrow as we have no food in the house.
(A) to go
(B) go
(C) going
(D) gone
4. I can't see any easy ________ to this rather complicated problem.
(A) result
(B) solution
(C) reason
(D) release
5. The other day I came ________ a really beautiful old house in the back streets of Birmingham.
(A) across
(B) over
(C) by
(D) down
6. I can't find my handbag anywhere; it has simply ________.
(A) lost
(B) vanished
(C) missed
(D) fallen
7. Scientists have discovered a close ________ between smoking and several serious diseases.
(A) action
(B) connection
(C) union
(D) combination
8. She came in quietly ________ not to wake the baby.
(A) as if
(B) so as
(C) such as
(D) if so
9. He decided to ________ a party to celebrate his birthday.
(A) make
(B) provide
(C) offer
(D) give
10. I have absolutely no doubt ________ the innocence of the accused.
(A) about
(B) over
(C) on
(D) with
11. Everybody ________ me for the accident.
(A) accused
(B) arrested
(C) blamed
(D) charged
12. Tommorow they are going to see the works ________ Van Gogh.
(A) from
(B) off
(C) of
(D) with
13. I consulted my lawyer ________ the matter and I shall act on his advice.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) for
(D) to
14. I'm afraid he didn't enjoy ________ at his aunt's house.
(A) staying
(B) to stay
(C) stays
(D) stayed
15. There are ________ when I have to work very hard.
(A) times
(B) at times
(C) from time to time
(D) a long time
16. Peter, ________ by the repeated rejections of his novel, ________ to submit his manuscrip to other publishers.
(A) encouraged...declined
(B) elated... planned
(C) undaunted...continued
(D) inspired...complied
17. When she heard the bad news, she hit the ________.
(A) roof
(B) earful
(C) head
(D) bend
18. It has been ________ that environment is the ________ factor in the incidence of drug addiction, but recent studies with twins separated at birth indicate that a predisposition to addiction can be inherited.
(A) proved...crucial
(B) demonstrated...conclusive
(C) suggested... predominant
(D) argued...logical
19. If the phone ________ she would rush to answer it.
(A) rings
(B) had rung
(C) has rung
(D) rang
20. The three friends all ________ for the same job.
(A) requested
(B) applied
(C) intended
(D) referred


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